Wow, this is ... this is ... what is it? A contest? A political race? A spat between two juveniles?

Or are we talking about who's going to be the next gun-toting sheriff of Stark County ("Maier making bid to reclaim sheriff's office," Nov. 15)?

I've seen battles like this when two 3-year-olds were fighting over who gets the orange lollipop and who's stuck with the red one.

Are these guys acting like leaders? Is one of them going to be responsible for the management of all the deputies serving the public in Stark County? Is there even a semblance of maturity in their current behavior?